Creepy crawlies as decorations for your home might be a natural go-to at Halloween, but what if they could be a nutritious addition to your meals? Incorporating bugs into your diet can be good for ...

PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Would you eat a cicada? Some high school students in Princeton, New Jersey are using the Brood X cicada emergence to spread the word about the benefits of eating insects. The ...

One person’s pest may be another person’s repast. The trillions of cicadas that will blanket wooded areas of central Illinois later this month are not only edible, but the insects are high in protein ...

We often wander to fancy restaurants and exotic dishes when we think of "gourmet" meals. But out in the wild, some of the most nutritious and surprisingly tasty foods come in small, unassuming ...

When we think about the future of food, it’s unlikely that crickets, meal worms or grasshoppers come to mind. But believe it or not, insects might just be one of the most promising answers to two big ...

When the Brood X cicadas emerged in March 2021, a flurry of news articles and social media posts followed, with a curious suggestion: eating them. Recipes and advice for the best ways to cook these ...

Grilled cicada skewers with some cicadas catching on fire on the grill during Cicadafest at Dr. Jim Duke’s Green Farmacy Garden on May 22, 2021 in Fulton, Maryland. When Cortni Borgerson thinks about ...

Entomophagy, the practice of eating bugs, isn't a new idea. Cultures across the world have been eating bugs for thousands of years. With more than 2,000 species of edible bugs, the possibilities are ...

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